November 02, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Deadly Conflicts Over Water and Grazing Pasture Are Escalating - Here's Why
Violence in the Sahel is escalating, killing more than 11,000 people in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso since 2012. Such conflict has emerged for a number of reasons, including… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Nigeria: Serena Williams' Investment Shows That Tech Sector Is Attractive - But Things Can Be Better
Nigeria is the leading African destination for foreign direct investments in technology startup businesses. Between 2015 and 2022, Nigerian technology startups have secured funding… Read more »
October 28, 2022
Nigeria: Abuja Terror Alert - Nigerian Government Should Not Downplay the Threat
Terrorism is one of the world's greatest security challenges. Trying to predict it is an important part of the effort to counter terrorism. Read more »
Nigeria: How Floods Affect Food Security
Food insecurity is a serious, growing problem in Nigeria. It was reported that 7 out of 10 Nigerians did not have enough to eat in 2021. Read more »
October 27, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Education for Entrepreneurs Needs to Keep It Real, Not Just in the Classroom
Africa is home to over 200 million people aged between 15 and 24, according to UN data. The continent has the largest population of young people in the world. Read more »
October 23, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's 2023 Budget Is a Plan of Despair and Won't Change the Tempo of the Economy
Nigeria's 2023 budget, recently presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly, has generated a furore. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Floods - Govt's Mismanagement of Dams Is a Major Cause
There has been severe flooding in Nigeria - the worst in a decade. Earlier this month, Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency warned of catastrophic flooding for states… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Floods Are the Worst in a Decade. Here's How People Try to Cope With the Devastation
Flooding is not unusual in Nigeria's massive, population-dense cities. But this year's floods are reportedly the country's worst in a decade. They've killed more than 600 people,… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Nigeria: Floods in Nigeria - Building Dams and Planting Trees Among Steps That Should Be Taken to Curb the Damage
Nigerians are no strangers to flooding. In some parts of the country, flooding is an annual event. But the intensity varies from one year to the next. In some years, the effects… Read more »
October 17, 2022
Nigeria: Chibok Kidnappings - Why It's Important To Listen To The Survivors Of Boko Haram Terrorism
In 2009 a once quiet local Salafi group called Boko Haram became increasingly violent in north-east Nigeria and border communities of Niger, Chad and Cameroon. Its quest to forbid… Read more »
October 16, 2022
Nigeria: Covid Lockdowns in Nigeria Brought the Fear of Crime Closer to Home. What Communities Did Next
The COVID pandemic changed people's lives in many ways. For instance, lockdowns and curfews drove people from their cities' streets and kept many at home. Nigeria was no different. Read more »
October 13, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Floods - Expert Insights Into Why They're So Devastating and What to Do About Them
Nigeria is experiencing its worst flooding in over a decade. Over 1.4 million people have been displaced, 500 have been reported dead and thousands have been injured. Read more »
October 10, 2022
Nigeria: Simi and Bella Shmurda - Two Afrobeats Stars Reveal a Growing Tendency to Abuse Fela Kuti
There can no longer be any doubt that Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary Nigerian musician, activist and father of Afrobeat music, has become an easy career booster for today's… Read more »
October 09, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Missing Virus Hunters - University Decline Robs Country of Virologists
Nigeria's university system witnessed its golden era between the 1950s and 1980s. It produced globally celebrated academics and virologists. But the story has changed. Under… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Newborns Weigh Less If Their Mothers Use Biomass Fuel - a Major Health Risk
Babies should ideally weigh about 2,500g or more at birth. Birth weight is a vital indicator of foetal and neonatal health. If a newborn weighs less than 2,500g - because they are… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria At 62 - Five Essential Reads On Why There Isn't an Inspiring Story to Tell
As Nigeria marks its 62nd independence anniversary, many will be checking to see if there is indeed any reason for celebrations. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Ticks Some Boxes As a Democracy. Why This Hasn't Translated Into a Better Life for Most
Since gaining independence on 1 October 1960, Nigeria has struggled to maintain a democratic government. Read more »
Nigeria: Independence Day Is a Time to Reflect On Political Gains and Challenges - and a Way Forward
Nigeria got independence from Britain on 1 October 1960. As the country celebrates its political journey in the last 62 years, political scientist Ayo Olukotun takes a look at the… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Nigeria: Foreign Investment Into Nigeria Has Fallen Sharply - Rights and Freedoms May Be One Reason
Nigeria has always managed to attract foreign direct investment despite its poor economic outlook. This is thanks to its oil reserves and the consumption potential of its large… Read more »
September 28, 2022
Nigeria: 'Gutter Water', 'Monkey Tail' and Smoked Faeces - New Drug Dangers
New, unconventional drugs are becoming popular in Nigeria, designed by dealers and users to replicate the effects of illegal substances like cannabis, cocaine, and ecstasy. They… Read more »
Nigeria: Abortion Pills Are Being Widely Used in Nigeria - Women and Suppliers Talk About Their Experiences
Unintended pregnancy is common among women of reproductive age in Nigeria and a substantial number end in abortion. Annually between 2015 and 2019, almost three million pregnancies… Read more »
September 27, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Sacred Osun River Supports Millions of People - but Pollution Is Making It Unsafe
Pollution has become a worrying threat to Nigeria's Osun River. The river supports millions of people who rely on the water for agriculture as well as industries. It is also an… Read more »
September 24, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Is Producing Less and Less Oil. Here's Why
Nigeria's oil output was at the lowest since 1990 as its crude oil production fell below 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in August 2022. And data from the Organisation of the… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Universities Can Find Funds and Produce Job Creators - Here's How
Industrial action by Nigeria's university lecturers has entered its seventh month. The strike is one of the longest by academic staff in Africa's most populous country. Read more »
September 19, 2022
Nigeria: Akin Mabogunje - Nigerian Urban Geographer Who Mapped the Origin and Trends of African Cities
I was introduced to Professor Akin Mabogunje's work when I joined the Department of Estate Management at the University of Lagos in 2011. As a new junior lecturer, I had to read… Read more »